Amajita crowned AFCON champs after historic win over Morocco

Amajita won their maiden CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations title with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Morocco in Sunday night’s final at the June 30 Stadium in Cairo, Egypt.

Gomolemo Kekana’s stunning second-half strike proved decisive, as the South Africans claimed the trophy and rewrote history by overcoming a North African opponent in the tournament, for the first time.

Kekana’s goal capped a superb tournament for South Africa, who had never reached a U-20 AFCON final since 1997, when they lost to Morocco.

This time, they flipped the script, avenging that defeat to lift the trophy and become the12th different nation to win the title.

South Africa capped off a historic tournament by sweeping key individual awards.

Tylon Smith was named Best Player of the competition. The 19-year-old midfielder delivered consistently influential performances throughout the tournament and was instrumental in the final.

Goalkeeper Fletcher Lowe was named Best Goalkeeper after keeping four clean sheets and recording the highest number of saves (24) during the tournament.

The newly crowned AFCON champions are set to arrive back in South Africa on Tuesday.